The United States wants to remain engaged in the Middle East and push back against the influence of China, Russia and Iran in the region. “Let me say clearly, that the United States is going to remain an active engaged partner in the Middle East,” US President Joe Biden said at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran,” Biden stressed. “The United States is invested in building a positive future in the region, in partnership with all of you, and the United States is not going anywhere.” T…